Gary A. Baker
Born: April 24, 1955
Died: February 9, 2002
Gary A. "Peanut" Baker
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 11, 2002
Gary A. Baker
SARANAC LAKE — Gary A. “Peanut” Baker, 46, of 17 Shepard Ave., Saranac Lake, died on Saturday Feb. 9, 2002 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.
Born in Saranac Lake on April 24, 1955, he was the son of Clyde and Mary (Duffy) Baker Sr. A life-long resident of Saranac Lake, Mr. Baker was a 1973 graduate of Saranac Lake High School and North Country Community College where he was enrolled in the criminal justice program. He worked in the area as a painter and was also employed as a UPS deliveryman. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 1508 in Saranac Lake and belonged to the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 457 in Saranac Lake. He was an avid Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns fan and enjoyed ice fishing and golf.
He is survived by his mother: Mary Baker, of Saranac Lake; three brothers: Brian Baker and his wife Linda Murphy of LaFayette, Calif.; Paul Baker and his wife Becky of Rochester and Clyde Baker and his wife Sue Rice of Saranac Lake; three sisters: Kathy Baker of Saratoga Springs, Carol Baker Snyder and her companion Kelly Wight of Saranac Lake and Colleen Olson and her husband Dan of Saranac Lake; his best friend, Larry Stringer of Saranac Lake; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Visitation will be at Fortune-Keough Funeral Home Inc. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Bible vigil will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. at St. Bernard’s Church with the Rev. Timothy Soucy officiating. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery in Saranac Lake in May.
Friends wishing to remember Mr. Baker may make memorial contributions to St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center in care of the funeral home.